Graniv

Hraniv also Graniv (; Old Polish: Granów; ; ) is a village in the , Haisyn Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on both banks of the Verbich River,[uk] a second-level tributary of the Southern Bug. It is 11 km northeast of Haisyn and 11 km from the M30 highway.

== History == According to local legend, the settlement was initially established in the year 1007, and was called Verbych, named after the river that flows through it. Some scholars and historians dispute this claim, saying that it is difficult to prove the age of the village beyond the establishment of Vinnytsia in 1363, despite the millennium celebration of Hraniv occurring in 2007. The village became known as "Granev" in 1411 when Count Mikhail Granovsky under the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. (Granovsky comes from the Russian "Грань" meaning border/edge) In 1605, the land was taken over by Magnate Sieniawski under permission of Prince Yaroshlav, and was transferred to Lord B. Vazhynsky 41 years later, although Vazhynsky was overthrown by Hraniv's inhabitants as a result of the actions of Bogdan Khmelnitsky.